Discovering My Purpose

Like many others, we are looking forward to being able to worship again with our Church family. We have learned to stream the services over the last few weeks. My family may not be paying as much attention at home, but Jennifer and I have been blessed by the services nonetheless. Yesterday’s message caused me […]

Who Doesn’t Want More Ice Cream?

Franklin providing more services as Fee Only Advisor. My oldest daughter, Sydney is now a teenager in high school. Jack and Walker both seem to be growing up too quickly as well.  But they are not too old to still LOVE Ice Cream. We cannot keep ice cream, cookies or sweets of any kind in […]

Embracing an Abundant Life

Last month many of us in Chattanooga experienced the worst of it as we were all hunkered down “safely” at home, keeping our distance from others who could possibly pass on the sickness that has infected the entire planet. Our family has found ways to enjoy the time together, playing games, working outside and taking […]

Happy, Healthy & Financially Wise

“Every single relationship, business and educational outcome improves when the brain is positive first. If you cultivate happiness while in the midst of your struggles, work, at school, while unemployed or single, you increase your chances of attaining all the goals you are pursuing, including happiness.”  – Shawn Achor When it rains, it pours! Especially […]

Faith vs. Fear Revisited

  “The only ones to get hurt on a roller coaster are the jumpers.” – Paul Harvey Last month, I attended my first Kingdom Advisors conference with Carter Payne from our office. Going to the conference, we did not know what to expect but came away inspired and excited about what we can accomplish through our […]

Reach Out and Touch Someone

Nothing Can Replace Meeting Face to Face Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I remember the old commercials that promoted keeping up with family and other loved ones.   The commercials were designed to inspire us to grow closer together through the use of the telephone.  When my grandparents were still living, we would talk […]

Reasons to Celebrate

The Franklin wealth Team (above) of Innovative Advisory Partners is proud to be acknowledged by Forbes as one of the best advisory firms in the state of Tennessee. Last week, Robert Pragnell and I attended an LPL conference in Florida rewarding its top advisors.  I was looking forward to some time spent learning about upcoming […]

The Joy of Christmas at our Home

Christmas for our kids has changed a little bit over the years.  It’s still time to decorate the house and the tree, eat lots of cookies & sweets and spend time with loved ones.  We are enjoying seeing them grow up, but we don’t want it to be too quickly.  We still want to cherish […]